Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 831
After Wu Meiniang agreed, she wanted to go out and ask someone to find Mi Xiaomiao.But Li Zhi stood up and said, "I'll call someone, and stand in the courtyard for a while, my chest is very tight right now."

Wu Meiniang said: "Meiniang will accompany you, let's go to the courtyard to enjoy the shade together."

Li Zhi hummed, and walked out of the hall with Wu Meiniang.At this time, it was already dark outside, there were no lights in the courtyard, and the Gengyou Hall was always quiet and quiet, but tonight was very special, the moon was dim in the sky, but the night wind was blowing gusts, The wind rustled the leaves.

Wu Meiniang said: "It's cool in this courtyard, let's just sit here for a while!" Seeing that Li Zhi was depressed, she wanted to accompany him to relax.

Li Zhi hummed, but he didn't sit down first, but walked to the door, opened the door, and said to the little eunuch who was waiting outside: "But bring Mi Xiaomiao here."

The little eunuch outside was dozing off, when he suddenly saw the emperor coming out, he was startled, agreed quickly, and ran to find Mi Xiaomiao.

Li Zhi closed the door, went back to the yard, and then sat down with Wu Meiniang, neither of them said anything, each was thinking about his own thoughts.

Mi Xiaomiao hadn't slept yet at this time, he was scared, and he couldn't sit outside all night, so he could only go back to his room, thinking wildly with all his strength, always thinking about who killed Concubine Xiao Shu, come to think of it Thinking about it, I felt that Shi Zhongchen was the most suspected.He is an old man in the palace, although Shi Zhongchen calls him a boy, in fact he is not young, he just has a baby face.

Mi Xiaomiao had heard a little about what happened in the palace in the early years.Things like strangling concubines happened in the palace in the early years, but that was in the period of Emperor Gaozu. At that time, the late emperor had just succeeded in seizing power, but he had not yet ascended the throne. The crown prince's time is very short, but some concubines of Emperor Gaozu in the palace are gossiping and speaking ill of the late emperor.

There were quite a few people who said this at the beginning, but it didn't take long before they all disappeared.Those concubines who spoke ill of the first emperor all died strangely, and all of them committed suicide.The little eunuchs spread rumors in private, saying that it seemed that Director Shi was the one who strangled them all to death, and then made it look like they were committing suicide!
But no one really saw it with their own eyes, or the people who saw it with their own eyes died, and no one tracked it down, so nothing happened in the end.It happened many years ago, the young eunuchs in the palace changed one after another, very few people remember this matter, if Mi Xiaomiao hadn't encountered today's event, then he would not be able to remember it.

Mi Xiaomiao couldn't figure out what to say. If it was really Director Shi who did it, why would he do it? What good would it do him?Even if Concubine Xiao Shu was to be executed, there was no need for such an execution method, as long as the punishment was upright, it would be fine, why bother?
Just as he was thinking wildly, someone came to him suddenly, saying that the emperor was looking for him and asked him to go to Changyou Hall immediately.Mi Xiaomiao almost died of fright. It's so late, and after another murder case happened, what did the emperor ask him for?Do you want to ask Concubine Xiao Shu's cause of death?How can I answer myself!
Mi Xiaomiao was full of bitterness, got up, got dressed, and followed the little eunuch out of the house.Halfway, he asked: "What is the emperor doing now? Haven't you rested yet?"

The little eunuch who reported the letter shook his head and said: "I don't know if the emperor is resting or not. The little ones are all serving outside the courtyard, and they didn't go into the more secluded hall!"

Mi Xiaomiao said, "What's the matter, why don't you go in?"

The little eunuch said awkwardly: "This... Buddhist hall, a quiet place, the emperor doesn't let the little ones go in to serve, how dare the little ones go in!"

Mi Xiaomiao hummed, he is not in the mood to think about Buddhist temples or not, he is just worried about his own affairs.He asked the little eunuch again, but the little eunuch was vague and unable to answer, so he stopped asking.

After a while, Mi Xiaomiao knocked on the door outside Gengyou Hall, Li Zhi opened the door and let him in.Seeing that the emperor came to open the door in person, Mi Xiaomiao didn't know why, but she became even more scared in her heart, thinking that the emperor wanted to ask questions alone, maybe she knew something!

Li Zhi sat on the stone pier in the courtyard, while Wu Meiniang disappeared into the woods, stood behind a tree, and listened to them.

Li Zhi glanced at Mi Xiaomiao, the moonlight was dim, but he couldn't see anything clearly, and he didn't feel Mi Xiaomiao's fear. Anyway, when the eunuchs in the palace saw the emperor, they all had a low-browed and pleasing look. He has long been used to it.

"When you were in Ganlu Hall, did you not say something? Tell me now, I'm listening!" Li Zhi said.

The bitterness in Mi Xiaomiao's mouth was even worse. He swallowed hard and said in a low voice: "Yes. Today, Director Shi ordered Xiaonu to escort Xiao Niangniang to Ningxue Pavilion..."

Li Zhi interrupted him and said, "Why not the Qinqin Building, but the Ningxue Pavilion?" Wu Meiniang asked him this question just now, so he asked Mi Xiaomiao.

Mi Xiaomiao said: "Returning to the emperor, Xiao Nu also asked Director Shi at that time. But Director Shi said..." He paused, and decided to tell the truth, what happened to Shi Zhongchen, he didn't want to hide it, If he didn't hide it well, he would be in so much trouble in the future.

He said: "Director Shi hinted at Xiaonu, saying that he wanted to let Miss Xiao go. If you go to the Qinqin Building, you have to follow the rules in the palace, but Director Shi is afraid of wronging Miss Xiao, so I want to leave some room. , put her in the cold palace first, if there is really any grievance, there will be room for maneuver in the future."

What he said is not only the truth, but also pushed his own responsibility completely. No matter how this matter develops in the future, it has nothing to do with him!

Li Zhi snorted, and turned his head to look under the big tree. He didn't see Wu Meiniang clearly, so he turned his head back again and asked: "So the loyal minister wants to spare Mrs. Xiao. Then, in Ningxue Pavilion During the interrogation, what did the loyal ministers ask?"

Mi Xiaomiao hurriedly said: "I don't know what Chief Manager Shi asked. At that time, Chief Manager Shi sent all the younger ones away, and there was only Niangniang Xiao in Ningxue Pavilion, so how did the interrogation go? The little slave doesn't know."

Li Zhi frowned, feeling that he couldn't continue to ask questions, and he was not proficient in criminal trials, so he thought that he had entered a dead end now, so he couldn't ask any more questions.He turned his head again and looked under the big tree, only to find that half of Wu Meiniang's body was exposed, waving at him.

Li Zhi got up immediately, went under the tree, and went to talk to Wu Meiniang.Mi Xiaomiao was taken aback. Is there someone behind the tree?who is it?Probably a woman, but who is it?He didn't know about Wu Meiniang yet, and he didn't know about little nun Liao Kong, so he would be surprised to see someone behind the tree at this moment.

A low voice came from the big tree, and it was indeed a woman's voice.Mi Xiaomiao didn't dare to look that way any more, and turned her head to the other side, feeling puzzled in her heart, but she could only pretend not to know.

After a while, Li Zhi walked back and sat back on the stone pier.He asked Mi Xiaomiao: "Xiao's hanging beam, how high is that beam? How high is the stool she is stepping on?"

Mi Xiaomiao was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the emperor to ask this question, he found that Concubine Xiao Shu was murdered, not from such details, but directly from the wound.How could the wound made with a thin string be the same as the one made with a belt? They were obviously two kinds of wounds, so he could tell at a glance that Concubine Xiao Shu had been murdered.

But he never thought about the beam, because this kind of detail is more tortuous and difficult to think about than the appearance of the wound!
But such things as the injury examination are relatively elusive to the emperor, and the emperor will not go to see the corpse in person, why not just rely on the random words of the subordinates, the subordinates can be fooled, as long as no one exposes it, To question and verify... Of course, it is not necessarily possible to deceive others, but the Emperor Meng is likely to be able to deceive the past.

However, if you ask about the height of the beams and stools, you can't be fooled. It's not easy to talk nonsense!The heights of the beams in the palace are all custom-made, the heights of the tables, chairs and benches are also standard, how tall is Concubine Xiao Shu, does the emperor know, these things are clear and cannot be confused!

Li Zhi just didn't ask, but when he asked, Mi Xiaomiao was immediately reminded that there was something wrong, the chair that Concubine Xiao Shu was stepping on couldn't reach the beam at all, it was going to hang a lot!
Seeing that Mi Xiaomiao was taken aback, Li Zhi thought to himself: "Meiniang is indeed right. When I asked this, this Mi Xiaomiao was not really stunned. This shows that the Xiao family did not seek short-sightedness on its own, but was killed by others! "

Just now behind the tree, Wu Meiniang told him to ask about Fang Liang. If Mi Xiaomiao's expression changes, it means that something is wrong. If he answers it directly, it proves that there is no problem, and there is no need to ask other questions. .

As soon as Li Zhi thought that Mrs. Xiao might have been killed by others, rather than self-seeking short-sightedness, on the contrary, he felt a little relieved, and the feeling of guilt also weakened. Xiao Shufei didn't commit suicide because of his blame, so he would There is no need to blame yourself anymore, as long as you find the murderer who killed Concubine Xiao Shu, even if you have avenged her, you can feel at ease.

Before Mi Xiaomiao could answer, Li Zhi said again: "Looking at your strange expression, you must have discovered the strangeness of Xiao Shi's death, right?" He bit the word "also" very hard, indicating that he already understood why thing.

Mi Xiaomiao was already terrified in his heart. Being cheated by the emperor, he immediately felt numb all over his body. He knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that this matter is strange, but the reason is that I don't know at all!"

Li Zhi stood up in a huff, there was indeed something strange, Xiao Shi was indeed killed, he turned and looked under the big tree, and saw that Wu Meiniang had exposed most of her body from behind the tree, she must have been surprised too!

Li Zhi pointed at Mi Xiaomiao, and shouted loudly: "What crime should you do for concealing the facts? Come on, tell me everything you saw, or you will be proved to be the murderer!"

This sentence was also taught to him by Wu Meiniang just now.The people below have always procrastinated in doing things. The so-called things have nothing to do with them, and they hang on high.Wu Meiniang's words were very accurate, as soon as Li Zhi threatened him, Mi Xiaomiao immediately wanted to get rid of herself, saying that he didn't know anything about it!But at the same time, Wu Meiniang taught Li Zhi how to deal with it. If he wanted Mi Xiaomiao to tell the truth, he was the murderer, and he was allowed to say whatever he had in order to prove that he was not the murderer, without hiding anything!

Mi Xiaomiao was scared to death, thinking: "I have provoked someone, others committed crimes, how could I become a murderer, if I have the courage to harm the concubines in the palace, then I will not be a loyal minister of history... But it's far from him!"

Mi Xiaomiao couldn't help being scared, and immediately told all the things she saw, including the wound on Concubine Xiao Shu's neck in great detail, and said that there was blood on Concubine Xiao Shu's clothes, but it didn't look like the blood flowing from Concubine Xiao Shu's neck , it should be the blood of the murderer, maybe when she was strangled to death, her hand was strangled by the rope, so the blood came out.

Li Zhi was silent for a long time after listening. He turned his head and looked under the tree. Seeing Wu Meiniang waving at him again, he went under the tree again.Wu Meiniang said in a low voice: "From what Mi Xiaomiao said, then this case is not difficult to solve, as long as you find out who's hand in the palace is broken, isn't it!"

Li Zhi nodded and said: "That's right, that's exactly the case. But who is responsible for this matter?" He vaguely felt that Shi Zhongchen was a little unreliable, so he asked this question.

Similarly, Wu Meiniang also felt that Shi Zhongchen could not be trusted. Although she couldn't find evidence, her experience told her that Shi Zhongchen was by no means a kind person and was cruel. Her intuition also told her that this matter might have something to do with Shi Zhongchen. .However, from Shi Zhongchen's mouth, nothing will come out.

No matter how smart Wu Meiniang is, she never thought that Shi Zhongchen would do it herself, and now that she has an injury on her hand, she thought that even if it was related to Shi Zhongchen, it was Concubine Xiao Shu who he sent someone to kill, so she would not do it herself.

Wu Meiniang thought for a while, and said: "This is a big event, if it happens in the palace, then the people in the palace may not be reliable, why don't you ask the ministers in the court to do it!"

Li Zhi frowned and said, "Let Wu Bing do it?"

Wu Meiniang nodded and said: "Okay, let Meiniang's uncle do it, he will definitely do it well!"

Li Zhi hummed, walked towards the door, and beckoned: "You go out of the palace now to find Wubing, and entrust him with this matter, so that he can solve the case as soon as possible."

Mi Xiaomiao grinned, my God, it’s strange that Wang Ping’an and I just finished talking about this matter, what a big meeting, now I’m going to tell Wang Ping’an that he’s in charge of the case, so Wang Ping’an can’t think of it He was "recommended" by me, so don't turn against me!

But the emperor had orders, and he didn't dare not to listen, so he could only agree repeatedly, trotted to the door, opened the door, and shut himself out.

Li Zhi unbolted the door, and Wu Meiniang came out from behind the tree.Suddenly, a gust of cool wind blew, and the two felt cold all over the place, as if there was a ghost in the yard, they both became scared at the same time, entered the hall together, and went to sleep under the covers!
Mi Xiaomiao left Gengyou Hall miserably, left the palace from Yeting Palace, and rushed to Wang Ping'an's Duke's Mansion.On the way, he was sitting in the carriage, thinking in his heart: "It's over, it's over, this time I'm going to offend someone, Wang Ping'an must misunderstand me!"

When we arrived at Wang Ping'an's Duke's Mansion, it was already late at night. Mi Xiaomiao got out of the carriage and knocked on the door himself. When the concierge opened the door, he said: "Our house is here... no, it's the imperial decree, you go and tell you The king of the family, just say that the emperor has an order, let him get up quickly to receive the order!"

(End of this chapter)